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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1902
Page
2
Sunday School 9 30 am preaching semi monthly first and third Lord's Days mornings 10 30 and evenings 7 30. Prayer meeting 7 30 pm. Public invited to these meetings.
A nationalistic defense of Indiana soldiers in the Philippines recounts their bravery under Major Waller, argues against muting praise by critics, and contrasts humane conduct with harsh counterinsurgency. The piece cites Major Waller, Captain Jiram I. Bearss, and the Basay Balangiga actions, noting executions of traitors as necessary martial law measures.
A 1901 Indiana statistics review argues most staple foods cost less than ten years earlier while wages rose. It presents 1890-91 and 1901 prices for flour, rice, potatoes, eggs, ham, sugar, bacon and groceries, plus a table comparing a bill of groceries to illustrate the trend.
A Snow & Co offers a pamphlet on US and foreign patents, trademarks, designs, caveats, infringements, and patent decisions. It explains costs and how to procure protection, with mailings from Montpelier and Elkhart offices, and notes on related incidents and notices.
An advertisement asserts Llall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all disease stages by acting on blood and mucus surfaces. It guarantees cure or $100, lists testimonials, and provides Toledo Ohio address for orders. Also mentions Wall's Family Pills.
The road improves habitation along routes by saving time and fuel, boosting real estate values, farm land worth, and market goods. It enhances rural mail delivery, education, religion, and sociability, with Charles Sumner noting roads and teachers as key civilizing agents.
Road improvement is no longer a matter of sentiment but a question of ways and means. Nearly every taxpayer in the country and city accepts fair appropriations for this purpose without complaint.
Josh Edgar of Germantown Cal says after fourteen years of suffering from sciatic rheumatism he found relief with Chamberlains Pain Balm recommended by others and now reports lasting improvement. The liniment is offered for sale by J J Mc Carty and Son.
Twenty eight gamblers paid 417.20 into police court after being rounded up in Jake Gold's gaming room. An ad for Rocky Mountain Tea claims a novel feeling of leaping impulses, priced 35 cents, from J. H. McCarty & Son.
A Muncie Times column extols the plain people as the core of the republic, citing McKinley vs Bryan vote totals, prosperity borne by ordinary workers, and the Republican party as a vehicle for the majority. It contrasts plain folks with elites and ends with a light classroom joke about Latin construction.
Describes the most desirable residence property in Carthage Indiana. Two stories, slate roof, bath, eight rooms, large hall, artistic stairs, finished in oak, deep drilled well. Elegant exterior and interior, very favorable terms. Inquire of RECORD Carthage Ind.
A prominent physician states that patients rarely follow prescribed hygiene or diet, leaving drug treatment as the last resort. The piece promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for chronic constipation and notes availability through J. H. McCarty & Son. Ice cream freezers offered by R. F. Stanley & Son. fifty cents for carpet at the Record Office.
An old advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick cure for eczema burns ulcers and other skin ailments while claiming it can relieve piles. Sold by J N McCarty & Son.
The Natal postmen, sandaled with leaf headdresses and military coats, jog four miles per hour across long distances earning $35 monthly. During an antislavery speech Charley Burley was hit by a decayed egg, unbothered as he quipped that proslavery arguments are unsound, drawing roaring laughter from the crowd.
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